Olympic Women's Road Race

[JibberJim]

Anyone know if Armstrong dislikes the rain.

I think we can decide that she does judging by the way she's riding that road - the surface is flawless and fast on the part she was hiding off the back.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Armitstead, Pooley and Martin together... Cooke over somewhere else.

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

3 Dutch riders in a group of 16?

Take it to the Clinic

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

Looks like a pretty good turnout crowd-wise.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Bit disappointing. I thought the Dutch would blow up the first climb of the Box Hill already. But they don't?

Why wait?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Clara Hughes is not who I expected to be the one setting the pace on Box Hill! The Dutch seemed active enough in the early running I thought they'd start some fireworks here.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Clara Hughes is not who I expected to be the one setting the pace on Box Hill! The Dutch seemed active enough in the early running I thought they'd start some fireworks here.

Finally an attack but WAY too late by Van Dijk, who seems finished anyway
Very underwhelming. This looks good for the non-Dutch

 

[User Guide]

Shelly Olds doing the work, WTF?

 

[cineteq]

Clara Hughes is not who I expected to be the one setting the pace on Box Hill! The Dutch seemed active enough in the early running I thought they'd start some fireworks here.

What do you mean? She's Canadian e basta!!!!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

What do you mean? She's Canadian e basta!!!!

Clara, superb cyclist as she is, is not built like a specialist climber. I was expecting the likes of Pooley, Guderzo, Stevens.

Judith Arndt now going for it!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Vos expanding a lot of energy herself early again. Which she will probably miss in an eventual sprint. Reminds me of when Cooke won the worlds

 

[User Guide]

Pooley pouring it on,is that Vos doing the chasing?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gunnewijk falls.

 

[JibberJim]

Pooley pouring it on,is that Vos doing the chasing?

Yes - Vos covering - I guess that's why Pooley took it pretty easy up the climb.

Gunnewijk down heping Olds(I think?) and Pooley reestablish a gap.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Yup. Pooley attacking during her weakest class of riding (descending), if they let her away here she could make a bit of time on the climb, but I think there's too much flat for her to carry it off after that.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Pooley pouring it on,is that Vos doing the chasing?

No that was Van Dijk. Now Pooley in the attack with stevens

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Van Vleuten seems to have disappeared? Bad day?
If so. Vos chances will get incredibly worse

 

[User Guide]

Yup. Pooley attacking during her weakest class of riding (descending), if they let her away here she could make a bit of time on the climb, but I think there's too much flat for her to carry it off after that.

I dont know shes no pope thats for sure,looks ok too me.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lol Marianne what are you doing edit: Cooke dropped

 

[JibberJim]

Vos on the short climb up to the golf club after Pooley led her out. Pooley and Armistead both still there and quite a few behind. another long descent now.

Cooke dropped.

 

[The Sheep]

Lol Marianne what are you doing

what she always does except in the worlds

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

what she always does except in the worlds

expanding too much energy and eventually losing the sprint? that's what she always does in the worlds anyway

edit: Van Veluten appeared

 

[User Guide]

Cooke gone, after Vos attack and damn Pooley looks strong,Armistead better deliver

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I dont know shes no pope thats for sure,looks ok too me.

She's got a lot better at it. Believe it or not, two or three years ago she was a proper Basso. When they put the Mortirolo in the 2011 Giro Donne she made jokes about getting an ice cream like Bahamontes.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

More stuff to grumble about the on-screen info about: Who's "Nicole Cook"?